Robotics and coding competition returns to inspire young innovators at UWindsor [Video]

The Canadian International Robotics and Coding Competition returned to the University of Windsor this weekend, lowering its age limit to promote STEM education to children as young as four years old. 

After making its debut with just 32 students participating between the ages of six and 17 last year, the event expanded to welcome 150 students this year.

A junior category was also included this year, allowing for students from the age of four to participate.

The competition on Saturday inside the University of Windsor’s CAW Student Centre gave participants an opportunity to build robots and work with coding software to perform a variety of tasks, such as navigating a robot through a maze, shooting a sports ball into a goal and flying a drone.

The teams consisted of students from local schools and community agencies.

“I always say this with them kids. We’re not using technology. We’re creating the …